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Portrait of Nathan of Gaza
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Nathan of Gaza (also known as Nathan Benjamin ben Elisha Ḥayim ha-Levi Ashkenazi) was born in Jerusalem and moved to Gaza in around 1663. The son of a respected religious scholar, he became a scholar…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1669

Subjects:

Portrait, Print, Messianism, Prophets, Repentance

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art
Print engraving of man in head covering pointing to open book with one hand and gesturing with the other, with Dutch and French text underneath.
Dutch Translation of Penitential Prayers and Psalms
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This page of selichot (penitential prayers) is from a Dutch translation of penitential Prayers and Psalms made for Sarah de la Farra in Amsterdam.

Contributor:

David de Aron Uziel Cardoso

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1714

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Prayer, Repentance, Language and linguistics, Assimilation

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Prayer & Liturgy
Manuscript page of Dutch text framed in lined border with illustrations of birds and flowers on top and Dutch words around frame.